Earth
What type of celestial body is Earth
A planet.
What type of celestial body is the Sun?
A star.
How many moons does Earth have?
Earth has a single moon.
How many planets does the Solar System have?
It has eight planets.
What sports equipment do we use to describe the relative size of the Moon to Earth?
Basketball representing Earth.
Tennis ball representing the Moon.
What does 'Earth' mean?
It simply means 'the ground.'
What does the Sun consist of?
The Sun consists of huge masses of hot gases.
What is the Moon?
It is a natural satellite of Earth.
To which galaxy does the solar system belong?
The solar system belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy.
How long does it take for the light of the Sun to reach Earth?
It takes approximately eight minutes.
What type of planet is Earth?
A terrestrial planet.
What does the Sun provide?
It provides energy, light, and heat (at least two out of the three are needed to receive a reward).
How did the Moon come to be?
When Earth was young, a large chunk of rock smashed into it, displacing a portion of Earth's interior and forming our Moon.
What is a galaxy?
It is a large group of stars, planets, satellites, comets, asteroids, and meteorites.
What unit is used to measure the distance between the Sun and the Earth?
The distance between the Earth and the Sun is measured in Astronomical Units (AU).
Which planet in order from the Sun is Earth?
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
What is the Sun in the solar system?
The Sun is the center of the solar system.
What is the radius of the Moon?
1738 km (about 1700 km, or between 1700 and 1800 km, is also accepted).
What do billions of galaxies form?
The Universe.
What path do the planets follow in the solar system?
The planets move around the Sun.
Where does Earth rank in size among the planets in the solar system?
Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.
How many kilometers is the distance between Earth and the Sun?
It is an average distance of 150 million kilometers.
How many kilometers away is the Moon from Earth?
An average of 384,000 km away (about 380,000 km is also accepted).
How did the Universe come to be?
It was formed as a result of a huge explosion (the Big Bang).
What types of movements does Earth have?
Earth has two types of movements: rotation (spinning on its axis) and revolution (moving around the Sun).